Open AccessLasers in Wafer‐based PV Module Production
Author(s) -
Wirth Harry
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
laser technik journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1863-9119
pISSN - 1613-7728
DOI - 10.1002/latj.201090057
Subject(s) - photovoltaic system , wafer , production (economics) , engineering physics , sustainable production , laser , sustainable energy , manufacturing engineering , computer science , electrical engineering , engineering , renewable energy , physics , optics , economics , macroeconomics
Photovoltaic plays an important role in sustainable energy supply scenarios of the next decades. The photovoltaic industry has experienced strong growth in the 21 st century and is expected to continue its progress (Figure 1). In 2009, waferbased module technology made up for more than 80 percent of the global PV market; the rest is shared among various thin film technologies. This article provides an overview of laser production technology used for wafer‐based photovoltaic module production.